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Impact of Institutional and Student Characteristics on Texas Community Colleges under the State's Performance Funding Model
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Natale, Vickie C.; Jones, Stephanie J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
The study examined how institutional and student characteristics may influence the earning of student success points by state-supported community colleges under the Texas performance funding system that was fully implemented in the 2016-2017 biennium. Texas has historically funded community colleges based on an enrollment formula; however, the…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
High School Teachers Perceptions of School Change and Its Implications for Student Achievement
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Mitchell, Anthony J.; Shoho, Alan R. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2017
This study sought to determine if there was a relationship between teacher perceptions of educational change and student achievement. Teacher perceptions of change represented the independent variable and the dependent variable consisted of eleventh grade math Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills scores, cohort completion rates, and math…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Academic Achievement, Educational Change
A Comparative Study of Six North Texas School Districts and Their Effects on English Language Learners' Acquisition of English Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement
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Hopes, Diana L. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The intent of this study was to examine predictor variables significant in developing English Language Learners' (ELLs) English language proficiency skills and academic achievement in reading, math, and writing. Using a sequential mixed methods design, the study sought to unveil how state and federal mandates in assessments and programmatic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English Language Learners, Academic Achievement, Language Proficiency
Examining Achievement Goals and Causal Attributions Together as Predictors of Academic Functioning
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Wolters, Christopher A.; Fan, Weihua; Daugherty, Stacy G. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2013
This study was designed to forge stronger theoretical and empirical links between achievement goal theory and attribution theory. High school students ("N" = 224) completed a self-report survey that assessed 3 types of achievement goals, 7 types of attributions, and self-efficacy. Results indicated that students' adoption of achievement…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Attribution Theory, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement
Determining a Model to Predict Hispanic Preservice Teachers' Success on the Texas Examination of Educator Standards
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Zhang, Zhidong; Telese, James – Teacher Education and Practice, 2012
In this article, we report the regression relations between preservice teachers' academic characteristics and their performance on the Texas Examination of Educator Standards. These academic characteristics include grade point average, reading ability, and critical thinking. The studies indicate that the critical thinking was the best predictor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Reading Tests, Teacher Certification
The Impact of Middle School Principals on Adoption of Abstinence-Only-until-Marriage Programs in Their School's Curriculum
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Wilson, Kelly; Pruitt, B. E.; Goodson, P. – American Journal of Health Education, 2008
Background: Diffusion of Innovations theory has been used to predict rates of adoption for a variety of programs. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess indicators that influence adoption of abstinence-only-until-marriage education as an innovation by middle school principals in Texas (N=433) as well as their likelihood of adopting such…
Descriptors: Health Education, Marriage, Sexuality, Principals